Wednesday MUN Class HOmework (10/7/09)

Ni hao,

OK. Once again, here are your assignments...

Anne
Economic and Social Council (Forums and Committees)
* Functional Commissions
Annie
World Bank (Financing)
* World Bank Group
* IMF
* WTO
* Protests agaist the World Bank. Why?

Eric
Security Council (Military Branch)
* "Big Five"
* "Rotating Ten"
* UN Peacekeeping Forces
* Problems with Security Council

Jason
- International Court of Justice (Judicial Branch)
* International Criminal Court
* INTERPOL
* Nuremberg Trials
* Slobodan Milosivec
* Omar al-Bashir

Sabrina
- General Assembly(Legislative Branch)
- Secertary General (Executive Branch)
* What does he/she do?
* Who is the current Secertary-General

Tina
UN Organs and Special Agencies (Research and Development Organizations)
* Specialized Agencies
* UN Organs (Proramme and Funds)


OK, here is you assignment. Post a blog that tells us...

1.) What is my part of the UN?
2.) Why do we have it?
3.) When did it begin?
4.) Where is its' headquarters?
5.) Who is the head of your section?
6.) Who likes it?
7.) Who does not like it?
6.) How does it work?
8.) How effective is it? Give examples of people or incidents that deal with it.

Answer thoise questions and pay attention to the things I pointed out for each of your sections. Hopefully, next week will actually have a conference!!!

This should help...
www.un.org/aboutun/chart.html

- Mr. Gibson